Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Family Vacation to Chicago

Ok, so it's been months and months and months since I've updated my blog and I've been told repeatedly by my friends they are no longer checking my blog because it never changes.  So, these are for you Robin and Hollie - I hope you enjoy! :)

This summer we took a little family vacation to Chicago for the weekend.  We stayed 2 nights at a hotel, went to the zoo, and Shedd Aquarium - Keegan had a blast and it was great to be able to get away just the 3 of us a for a few days.  

Keegan was tuckered out after a long day at the zoo with no nap.  He even fell asleep on the way back to the hotel - he NEVER sleeps in the car - crazy!

We took Keegan to his first 4-D theater experience at Shedd Aquarium - they tried to talk us out of taking him - I think they were worried he'd freak out and start crying or something, but he did great - he was too short to feel some of the effects on his head and legs, but he thought it was great when water sprayed and the seats shook

enjoying the butterfly garden at the Brookfield Zoo

the Kimodo King was enormous!!

Mommy and Keegan waiting for the dolphin show to start at Shedd

Keegan had a great time splashing Daddy in the hotel swimming pool while Mommy stayed dry on land

we let Keegan have his first hot tub experience - he loved it and wanted to stay in longer, but we only let him stay a couple of minutes

Keegan loved looking at the fish in our hotel lobby

we also saw the dolphin show at the zoo

I had to take a picture of Keegan's first popcorn eating experience - I was so proud!!!!  And, of course, he loved it!


"Cheese!"

Keegan catching up on some reading before bed

We took Keegan to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner one night - he had such a great time at the on in AZ this summer with AJ that we knew he'd love it again

We decided to use Keegan as our excuse to order the volcano lave cake - he thought it was pretty cool, but was much more interested in the sparkler than in actually eating it, which was fine by me!

Keegan loved all of the fish tanks

3 comments:

Robin said...

Thanks for updating! I love the popcorn picture!! It looks like you had a lot of fun! It was fun last night and I have started to read the book. Thanks! Have a Merry Christmas!

The Vance's said...

I promise to update again with some Christmas pics soon - it's good to have someone pushing me to do it. :) I had a great time too - hope you enjoy the book. Merry Christmas to you!

The Davis' said...

Yay!!! Finally an update! Love seeing the pics, and looking forward to more soon. I had a great time at girls' night...we'll get the boys together next week!